TRAVELLIVE 04-2016
Istanbul, the first days of spring… I’m warming myself in the sun on a café’s balcony in the Old Town. The sunbeams are as stunning as the fine strands of newly reeled silk. Meanwhile the old oak trees give their morning greeting to the glossy stone road as their red-brown leaves gently fall. The Old Town is still half-asleep, like a lazy girl who’s turned off her alarm after ringing the first time. Sunlight visits each street, dancing happily on passers-by’s shoulders, making the atmosphere more intimate to me – the traveler’s first time here. I feel more amorous in Istanbul. I’m enchanted by everything, from sweet lokum to the light sour ice-cream with ground ice on top, or from the gorgeous domes of hundreds of mosques and palaces to their uniquely designed windows, and from the discreet eyes of Muslim girls to the multitude of boards and posters with the images of Besiktas – the city’s legendary football team. I have fallen in love with Bosphorus Bay since the first time seeing the seagulls hovering in the open sky, creating invisible strings that connect the two continents – Asia and Europe. The clear blue sky is reflected on the deep blue sea, giving me tranquility. I drop my last Lira into the water of the Bosphorus, not to make a wish, but in hopes that they will preserve my memories here. And somehow, the water currents might bring them somewhere else to be found by me again, or might accidentally be stumbled upon by a boy who is playing with sand on a sunny beach. Tomorrow, I will go to Grand Bazzar, buy some postcards, and write something to leave beneath the sun near a mosque before sending them to some friends of mine. I do hope that these postcards, together with the coins, will inspire and attract more visitors to this land. Uhm… will you come there?
Istanbul, the first days of spring…
I’m warming myself in the sun on a café’s balcony in the Old Town. The sunbeams are as stunning as the fine strands of newly reeled silk. Meanwhile the old oak trees give their morning greeting to the glossy stone road as their red-brown leaves gently fall. The Old Town is still half-asleep, like a lazy girl who’s turned off her alarm after ringing the first time. Sunlight visits each street, dancing happily on passers-by’s shoulders, making the atmosphere more intimate to me – the traveler’s first time here.
I feel more amorous in Istanbul. I’m enchanted by everything, from sweet lokum to the light sour ice-cream with ground ice on top, or from the gorgeous domes of hundreds of mosques and palaces to their uniquely designed windows, and from the discreet eyes of Muslim girls to the multitude of boards and posters with the images of Besiktas – the city’s legendary football team.
I have fallen in love with Bosphorus Bay since the first time seeing the seagulls hovering in the open sky, creating invisible strings that connect the two continents – Asia and Europe. The clear blue sky is reflected on the deep blue sea, giving me tranquility. I drop my last Lira into the water of the Bosphorus, not to make a wish, but in hopes that they will preserve my memories here. And somehow, the water currents might bring them somewhere else to be found by me again, or might accidentally be stumbled upon by a boy who is playing with sand on a sunny beach.
Tomorrow, I will go to Grand Bazzar, buy some postcards, and write something to leave beneath the sun near a mosque before sending them to some friends of mine. I do hope that these postcards, together with the coins, will inspire and attract more visitors to this land. Uhm… will you come there?
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*Fax: 6281 666 *Hanoi Office:<br />
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(Hanoi Sales Office: 32M L˝ Nam<br />
ß’, Hoµn Ki’m *Tel: <strong>04</strong>. 3747<br />
8006 *Website: http://www.halongphoenixcruiser.com)<br />
L'AZAL–E CRUISES<br />
(Sales Office: Level 9, 70-72 Bµ<br />
Tri÷u, Hoµn Ki’m *Tel: <strong>04</strong> 3933<br />
0318, Fax: <strong>04</strong> 3933 0319 *Email:<br />
sales@lazaleecruises.vn, Website:<br />
www.lazaleecruises.vn)<br />
RESTAURANTS<br />
HONG KONG<br />
3844 749 *Website: http://vietcombank.com.vn)<br />
BIDV<br />
(Bπch ߪng Ward, Hn Gai<br />
*Tel: 3823 680 *Website: http://<br />
bidv.com.vn)<br />
HóI AN<br />
(Telephone Code: 0510)<br />
HOTELS/RESORTS<br />
ANANTARA HóI AN RESORT<br />
(1 Phπm HÂng Th∏i * Tel: 391<br />
4555 * Website: www.hoi-an.<br />
anantara.com)<br />
BOUTIQUE HóI AN RESORT<br />
(Group 6, Block T©n Thnh, C»m<br />
An Ward *Tel: 3939 111 *Website:<br />
http://www.boutiquehoianresort.com)<br />
HOI AN HISTORIC HOTEL<br />
(SË 10, Tr«n H≠ng ßπo, HÈi An,<br />
Tÿnh Qu∂ng Nam, Vi÷t Nam *Tel:<br />
3861 445 *Fax: 3861 636 *Email:<br />
reservation@hoianhotel.com.vn<br />
*Website: www.hoianhotel.com.vn)<br />
Kh∏ch sπn HÈi An Historic nªm Î<br />
trung t©m cÒa HÈi An r†t g«n vÌi<br />
khu phË cÊ vµ c∏c Æa Æi”m du<br />
lch kh∏c. Kh∏ch sπn c„ 150 phng<br />
Æπt tiu chu»n quËc t’ vµ c∏c d∑y<br />
phng g«n khu v≠Ín xanh t≠¨i vµ<br />
Æ«y b„ng r©m vÌi c∏c ti÷n nghi cao<br />
c†p vµ thin nhin trong lµnh.<br />
Situated in the heart of Hoi An,<br />
with close proximity to shops,<br />
ancient town and other nearby<br />
attractions. The hotel provides 150<br />
international-standard rooms and<br />
suites with luxury accommodation<br />
and pure nature.<br />
Four km from the town's ancient<br />
quarter is Hoi An Beach Resort.<br />
It is an ideal place for tourists<br />
who enjoy relaxing at the seaside,<br />
visiting the World Heritages such<br />
as Hoi An Ancient town, My Son<br />
holy land... and exploring other<br />
places in the surrounding areas<br />
LOTUS HóI AN<br />
(330 Cˆa ßπi *Tel: 3923 770 *Website:<br />
http://hoianlotushotel.com/)<br />
PALM GARDEN BEACH RESORT<br />
& SPA HOI AN<br />
(Lπc Long Qu©n, Cˆa ßπi Beach<br />
*Tel: 3927 927 *Website: http://<br />
www.palmgardenresort.com.vn/)<br />
SUNRISE HóI AN BEACH<br />
RESORT<br />
(Cˆa ßπi Beach *Tel: 3937 777<br />
*Website: http://www.<br />
sunrisehoian.vn)<br />
GOLDEN SAND<br />
RESORT & SPA HóI AN<br />
(Thanh Nin Road, Cˆa ßπi<br />
*Tel: 3927 550 *Website: http://<br />
www.goldensandresort-spa.com.vn)<br />
HOTEL ROYAL HOI AN<br />
(39 ßµo Duy Tı, C»m PhÊ, HÈi An<br />
*Tel: 05103 950 777)<br />
VICTORIA HOI AN BEACH<br />
RESORT & SPA<br />
(Cˆa ßπi Beach *Tel: 3927 <strong>04</strong>0<br />
*Website: http://www.victoriahotels.<br />
asia/eng/hotels-in-vietnam/hoi-anbeach-resort-spa)<br />
TRAVEL AGENTS<br />
HóI AN TRAVEL<br />
(10 Tr«n H≠ng ßπo<br />
*Tel: 3910 911 *Website: http://<br />
www.hoiantravel.com/)<br />
BARS/CAFES<br />
HóI AN FULLMOON TOWNS<br />
BAR & RESTAURANT<br />
(101 Cˆa ßπi *Tel: 3923 922<br />
*Website: http://www.hoianfullmoontowns.com)<br />
TAM TAM CAF–<br />
(110 Nguy‘n Th∏i H‰c *Tel:<br />
3862 212 *Website: http://www.<br />
tamtamcafe-hoian.com)<br />
TAXIS<br />
HóI AN<br />
(193 L˝ Th∏i TÊ, C»m Ch©u<br />
*Tel: 3919 919)<br />
MAI LINH<br />
(410 Cˆa ßπi & 60 Nguy‘n Duy<br />
Hi÷u *Tel: 3914 914 *3929 292<br />
*Website: http://www.mailinh.vn)<br />
BANKING SERVICES<br />
VIETINBANK<br />
(4 Hoµng Di÷u *Tel: 3861 340<br />
*Website: http://www.vietinbank.vn)<br />
CULTURE<br />
HóI AN MUSEUM OF FOLK<br />
CULTURE<br />
(33 Nguy‘n Th∏i H‰c)<br />
HóI AN MUSEUM OF HISTORY<br />
& CULTURE<br />
(7 Nguy‘n Hu÷ *Tel: 3852 945)<br />
MUSEUM OF SA HU∞NH CUL-<br />
TURE<br />
(149 Tr«n PhÛ *Tel: 3861 535)<br />
SOUVENIR SHOPS<br />
É ß§NG SILK<br />
(62 Tr«n H≠ng ßπo *Tel: 3910 59)<br />
L¤NG ßáN TR¡N PH@<br />
(65 Tr«n PhÛ *Tel: 3861 996)<br />
TRANH TH£U XQ HóI AN<br />
(23 Nguy‘n Th∏i H‰c<br />
*Tel: 3911 872 *Website: http://<br />
tranhtheuxq.com)<br />
(Hπ Long, B∑i Ch∏y<br />
*Tel: 3847 591)<br />
HOÄNG GIA<br />
(Hoµng Gia Park, Hπ Long<br />
*Tel: 3845 913)<br />
TAXIS<br />
MAI LINH<br />
(136 Anh ßµo, B∑i Ch∏y, Qu∂ng<br />
Ninh *Tel: 3849 155 *38222 266<br />
*Website: http://www.mailinh.vn)<br />
BANKING SERVICES<br />
VIETCOMBANK<br />
(Hπ Long Road, B∑i Ch∏y *Tel:<br />
HOI AN BEACH RESORT<br />
(SË 1 PhË Cˆa ßπi, Thµnh phË<br />
HÈi An, Tÿnh Qu∂ng Nam, Vi÷t<br />
Nam *Tel: 392 7011 *Fax: 392<br />
7019 *Email: reservation@hoianbeachresort.com.vn<br />
*Website: www.<br />
hoianbeachresort.com.vn)<br />
C∏ch khu phË cÊ HÈi An 4 km,<br />
Hoi An Beach Resort Æ≠Óc coi lµ<br />
Æa Æi”m l˝ t≠Îng cho du kh∏ch<br />
muËn nghÿ ng¨i th≠ gi∑n Î b∑i<br />
bi”n hay th®m c∏c Di s∂n Th’ giÌi<br />
nh≠ PhË cÊ HÈi An, th∏nh Æa M¸<br />
S¨n, vv... hay kh∏m ph∏ nh˜ng n¨i<br />
Î c∏c vÔng l©n cÀn.<br />
RESTAURANTS<br />
HEAVEN GARDEN<br />
(236 Cˆa ßπi *Tel: 3919 199<br />
*Website: http://www.heavengardenres.com/vn)<br />
SAKURA RESTAURANT &<br />
COOKING CLASS<br />
(11 Nguy‘n Th∏i H‰c<br />
*Tel: 3910 369 *Website: http://<br />
hoiansakura.com)<br />
SECRET GARDEN<br />
(Down the alley next to 60 L LÓi<br />
*Tel: 3862 037 *Website: http://<br />
secretgardenhoian.com/)<br />
ßÄ NøNG<br />
(Telephone Code: 0511)<br />
HOTELS/RESORTS<br />
A LA CARTE DA NANG BEACH<br />
(Corner of Vo Nguyen Giap Street<br />
& Duong Dinh Nghe Str, Son Tra<br />
Dist, Da Nang *Tel: +84 5113<br />
959 555 *Fax: +84 5113 959 555<br />
*Web: www.alacarteliving.com *Email:<br />
reservation-dn@alacarteliving.com)<br />
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